secure_cp is a lightweight Bash script for creating structured backups of virtual servers or development environments.
It automatically generates sequential backup directories (e.g., DocumentRoot.001, DocumentRoot.002, …), excludes specified directories, and preserves previous backups to maintain a clear version history.
- Automatically numbered backup directories to prevent overwriting existing backups.
- Exclusion rules to skip redundant or heavy data (images, videos, etc.).
- Fully customizable — define excluded directories and files as needed.
- Simple and fast, ideal for local or remote server backup routines.
Save the secure_cp file to your preferred location and make it executable:
chmod +x secure_cpEdit the script and modify these lines to match your environment:
ORIGEN="/var/www/DocumentRoot"
DESTINO_BASE="/home/usuario/Desarrollo/Web/Example/bkp"
NOMBRE_BASE="DocumentRoot"ORIGEN→ path to your source directory (e.g., your web root).DESTINO_BASE→ directory where backups will be stored.NOMBRE_BASE→ base name used for the backup directories.
Modify the --exclude parameters inside the script to ignore specific folders or files:
--exclude='public_html/img' \
--exclude='vendor' \
--exclude='public_html/videos'Add or remove exclusions to avoid copying redundant, heavy, or dynamically generated data.
Execute from the terminal:
./secure_cpA new backup directory will be created, e.g.:
/home/usuario/Desarrollo/Web/Example/bkp/DocumentRoot.001
Each subsequent execution increments the backup index automatically (DocumentRoot.002, DocumentRoot.003, …).
If your document root is /var/www/html and you want backups in /mnt/backups/html:
ORIGEN="/var/www/html"
DESTINO_BASE="/mnt/backups/html"
NOMBRE_BASE="html"Then run:
./secure_cpThis project is licensed under the MIT License.
See the full license here: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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